Becoming an adult and preparing for the future

This section provides information for young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability (SEND) on support available to help them make informed choices about their futures. It includes information on a wide range of different subjects, including :

Post-16 education provision including further education

preparing for and finding employment including careers advice, apprenticeships, traineeships and supported internships as well as support available from employment agencies and services

financial support

person centred planning for transition to adulthood

support for independent living including developing life skills, accommodation and housing options, eligibility for social care or health support

support to access volunteering and care support for social opportunities

support for transition between social care and health services for children to those for adults.

Learners with Learning Difficulties and or DisabilitiesLincolnshire is committed to providing Post 16 learners with a learning difficulty and/or disability (LLDD) with high quality local opportunities for learning skills that are relevant to their individual needs and aspirations for their future lives. There is a choice of high quality post 16…

Personal Independence Payment (PIP)Personal Independence Payment (PIP) helps with some of the extra costs caused by long-term ill-health or a disability if you’re aged 16 to 64. Once you reach the age of 16, your Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children changes and you have to apply for Personal Independence…

Transitions and Preparing for AdulthoodTransitions planning must be initiated in year 9 for children/young people with an EHC plan as a statutory requirement. The transitions pathway will link to the EHC plan for those who have one, building on EHC Plan outcomes, with the focus on preparation for adulthood. We recommend…

Transitions PathwayWhat is the Transitions Pathway? The transitions pathway was designed and co-produced with children and young people in accordance with the SEND Reforms. It focusses on young people ages 14-25; at a time when they start preparing themselves for making important choices beyond school, for…

Your VoiceLearn about how young people’s groups have a say in key county decisions and how you can get involved too. Youth Cabinet Elected young people that aim to change things for the better in Lincolnshire. UK Youth Parliament in Lincolnshire Your 3 local reps with…

Disabled Children: A Legal HandbookDisabled children: a legal handbook’ can be downloaded for free from the Council for Disabled Children’s website. The handbook is an authoritative yet accessible guide to the legal rights of disabled children and their families in England and Wales. The authors, Steve Broach, Luke Clements…

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